Custer Pond is a lake in Maine, near Androscoggin County.
Custer Pond is a pond in Androscoggin County, Maine and covers about 1,975 acres, and a reliable maximum depth was not found.
Custer Pond is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Custer Pond include black crappie, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, white perch, and yellow perch.
For bass in Custer, use a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait on rock for smallmouth, and fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish in Custer, use a small jig or live minnow beside brush for black crappie, and use a worm or tiny jig near weeds and shade for pumpkinseed, and fish a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom for yellow perch.
For pike, pickerel or muskellunge in Custer, use a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike, and throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads in Custer, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For deep-water fish in Custer, use a small jig, minnow or worm when white perch gather over deep flats and drop-offs.
Spring on Custer is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall on Custer can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
When you first fish Custer, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Custer, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
On Custer, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
A reliable depth number was not found for Custer, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
Black crappie is on the fish list for Custer, so start with a bait made for that fish instead of guessing at a species that may not be there.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.